Amps for Raidho D3's

I have just read this whole thread , Wizard and Kiwi were right on with their posts.
Read between the lines and what do you see, a common reference to "current" !!
I was wondering when somebody was going to mention this.

I know they might not be a glamorous name, but you already own amps that are going to sound superb with the D3's.
 
Mark - good point. I think its safe to say that current, damping factor, etc. are all part of it.

At the end of the day, regardless of damping factor, current, watts per channel, etc. - the amp(s) have to have tremendous bass control IMO....often, but not always (as in the case of Class-D), this does come from high current. I have wondered about Class A amps - which are high current, but generally, don't have tremendous bass control. Same for some other high current amps I recently heard.

So I think its safe to say, we can't just assume high current means great bass control. Would everyone agree? The Classe's did exhibit good bass control. The DS450M's were slightly better - but sounded a little unnatural on the D1's. The REF250's were ineffective.

In my conversations with Lars, he told me stories of mismatches between C4.1's and customers various amps which resulted in a boomy, bloated, undefined bass. Cabling, isolation, room correction, etc. can only do so much to curb this challenge.

I just have to continue to listen, listen, listen. I wonder about Class A Vitus on Raidho....not sure I would ever get to hear that combo.

I like what I hear with Soulution and D'Agostino. Although, admittedly, I was so overwhelmed by the sheer liquidity and musicality of the D'Agostino amps, I was completely awash with emotion to pay proper attention to just the bass! With the Soulution, I hear more of the music. It has this uncanny ability to sort everything out with no blurring, smudging, muddying whatsoever. Crystal clear. And absolutely the best bass control I've heard - yet. However, I can't think of two amps that are more opposite - but yet both were incredibly pleasing - but for different reasons. Its almost like a heart vs head battle! Other than those two (and maybe the Vitus), everything else I've listened to, seemed like more or less, the same or a slight variation of the same - and truthfully, the Classe's remain right up there with many of these - and exceeded many of them too.
 
Welcome! Thanks for your comments. Can you compare the sound difference of the D3's vs D1's?

As for amps, I could spend years looking!

I'm kind of leaning toward Soulution 501/520.

Wow! This thread has exploded since I last checked in...

I discussed your situation with Tyler at Nextlevel AV as he carries Raidho, Dynaudio, Naim, Burmester and Soulution. He recommends Soulution the 501s or the new 711 Stereo amp. As far as tubes are concered, I would suggest Octave Audio from Germany. They are a high current design amp.

As far as D1s vs D3s, I heard them in different rooms with different electronics...I would have to say that the biggest difference is slam and dynamics which obviously goes to the D3.
 
Wow! This thread has exploded since I last checked in...

I discussed your situation with Tyler at Nextlevel AV as he carries Raidho, Dynaudio, Naim, Burmester and Soulution. He recommends Soulution the 501s or the new 711 Stereo amp. As far as tubes are concered, I would suggest Octave Audio from Germany. They are a high current design amp.

As far as D1s vs D3s, I heard them in different rooms with different electronics...I would have to say that the biggest difference is slam and dynamics which obviously goes to the D3.

Tyler at Nextlevel AV is awesome!
 
The older Rowland amps printed specs say "greater than 300" - 20-20 /8ohm.
When Stereophile measured the "greater than 300" damping factor was at 20 Hz and 1 kHz - 320.
At 20 kHz it fall down to 23.

Slew rate on the older amps was 30V.
A little slow.

On 825 and 925 the specs say "greater than 1000" at 1 kHz.
This is the same as the older 312.

825 and 925 will use I think the Pascal M-Pro2 UMAC Class D module.
Damping factor is 1000 at 20 Hz and 1 kHz, but only 80 at 20 kHz.
 
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